Overview
A growing legal team is seeking a Legal Counsel specializing in Platform Liability & Enforcement to support the development and supervision of legal takedown practices and content policies. This role involves providing legal guidance on platform liability frameworks and content safe harbor laws, resolving claims related to content policies, and building scalable processes to manage legal takedown requests.
Responsibilities
- Advise on global compliance with platform liability frameworks and content safe harbor laws such as the Digital Services Act, DMCA, and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
- Manage the legal takedown process across various content types and legal issues including intellectual property and speech-related offenses
- Provide legal advice on platform liability, including issue-spotting and strategizing solutions for new products
- Collaborate with internal and external counsel and government affairs experts to monitor evolving legal requirements across operational territories
- Counsel teams responsible for building and implementing content policies, including Trust & Safety and Content Protection teams
- Support proactive enforcement efforts addressing potential abuse of the platform
- Provide legal support for litigation and press inquiries related to content takedown issues
- Work with operations teams to develop efficient, scalable practices for handling legal takedown requests
- Perform rotational duties as business needs require
Requirements
- Law degree or equivalent qualification
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
- Deep understanding of intermediary liability frameworks, preferably with litigation experience involving intermediary liability
- Proven expertise in copyright law and other content-related legal matters
- Ability to assess and advise on a broad range of legal standards, including new or emerging ones
- Experience collaborating with global stakeholders
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain legal concepts to non-lawyers
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to remain calm under pressure
- Collaborative approach to developing practical, implementable legal and operational solutions
- Self-motivated and proactive in identifying and completing necessary work
- Effective multitasking and prioritization skills
- Willingness to engage deeply with complex projects
- Team player comfortable working with both legal and non-legal colleagues
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $170,366 to $243,380 (United States base range)
- Equity participation
- Health insurance
- Six months paid parental leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- 23 paid days off
- 13 paid flexible holidays
Location
- Based in New York, New York
- Flexible work arrangements with some in-person meetings required